30.04.2026 14:30
In the Ataşehir Municipal Council's deputy speaker election, a ballot dispute caused tension in the hall. The situation suddenly escalated when Murat Güneş reacted by saying, 'You keep moving behind the curtain for the third time. What is your purpose, Mr. Serdar?' After a tense election, CHP candidate Murat Güneş won in the third round.
In place of Onursal Adıgüzel, the Mayor of Ataşehir who was arrested on April 22 in Istanbul and suspended from duty on the same day, an election for the mayoral proxy was held at the municipal council. During the voting, a dispute over the ballot paper caused tension in the hall, while the CHP candidate Murat Güneş was elected as the Ataşehir Mayor Proxy in the third round with 22 votes.
BALLOT PAPER DISPUTE STIRS UP THE HALL
An election was held in the Ataşehir Municipal Council to determine a mayoral proxy to replace the suspended Mayor Onursal Adıgüzel. A dispute during the voting process raised tensions in the hall.
According to the claim, the AK Party candidate Serdar Orhan went behind the curtain during the voting. This led to a verbal argument between the CHP candidate Murat Güneş and Serdar Orhan.
“WHAT IS YOUR PURPOSE, MR. SERDAR?”
Murat Güneş reacted to the situation, saying, “Mr. President, he has been going behind the curtain three times. What is your purpose, Mr. Serdar?”
Serdar Orhan responded to Güneş, saying, “What are you saying, man? Mind your own business.” The argument quickly led to tension in the hall.
VERBAL ARGUMENT BETWEEN PROVINCIAL CHAIRMEN
As the tension escalated, AK Party Provincial Chairman Abdullah Özdemir and CHP Istanbul Provincial Chairman Özgür Çelik sat side by side. A verbal argument also occurred between Özgür Çelik and Abdullah Özdemir during the election.
The tension, which began after Özgür Çelik's words, “You are trying to steal the national will,” was quickly calmed by the intervention of those who stepped in.
MURAT GÜNEŞ ELECTED IN THE 3RD ROUND
The Ataşehir Mayor Proxy election concluded in the third round. After three rounds of voting, the CHP candidate Murat Güneş received 22 votes. With this result, Güneş was elected as the Ataşehir Mayor Proxy.
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